On this episode, the LMC speaks with freelance writer Kiratiana Freelon on the use of Afrofuturism through the lens of the Afro-Brazilian experience and how Afro-Brazilian artists and writers both differ and parallel their American counterparts.
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April 8th, 2022: Costa Rica Goes Right
While Costa Rica does not have the same violent history as its Central American neighbors, a shift to the right following its recent presidential elections still requires further examination. So the LMC speaks with Andres Leon Araya, an assistant professor of political science and anthropology @ the University of Costa Rica, about how the right dominates Costa Rican democracy.
April 1st, 2022: Mafalda!!!
On this episode, we revisit our childhood as the LMC spends the hour with Professor Isabella Cosse to discuss her amazing book, “Mafalda: A Social & Political History of Latin America’s Global Comic.”